When we made lighthouses at school, I decorated the outside with red and white stripes. To do that, I took a piece of white paper and a piece of red card. Then, I used my ruler's width to cut equal sized pieces. I glued the stripes on like a paper chain, and then stuck tape going down.

To do the light we took a bulb in a bulb holder attached to two crocodile clips which were also attached to a battery in a battery holder. Then, we put this down the lighthouse tube with the bulb out the top. Finally, we put a transparent tub over.

The hardest part was securing the tub on top as it kept on falling off.